Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022

92 Financial support by Welsh Ministers for certain higher education courses

(1) The Welsh Ministers may‍ secure the provision of financial resources to a person (“a provider”) in respect of expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, by the provider or by a collaborating body for the purpose of—

(a) the provision of a relevant higher education course wholly or mainly in Wales;

(b) the provision of a relevant higher education course to persons who are ordinarily resident in Wales.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may secure the provision of financial resources under subsection (1)—

(a) by providing resources themselves;

(b) by making arrangements for the provision of resources by another person;

(c) by making arrangements for the provision of resources by persons jointly (whether or not including the Welsh Ministers).

(3) If the Welsh Ministers themselves provide financial resources under this section, they may impose such terms and conditions as they consider appropriate.

(4) The terms and conditions may (among other things)—

(a) enable the Welsh Ministers to require the repayment, in whole or in part, of sums paid by them if any of the terms and conditions subject to which the sums were paid is not complied with;

(b) require the payment of interest in respect of any period during which a sum due to the Welsh Ministers in accordance with any of the terms and conditions remains unpaid.

(5) In this section—

• “collaborating body” (“corff sy’n cydlafurio”), in relation to a provider, means a person—

  (a)

  to whom the provider proposes to pay, with the consent of the Welsh Ministers, all or some of the financial resources provided to it under subsection (1), and

  (b)

  who is providing, is proposing to provide or has provided a relevant higher education course (or part of such a course) on behalf of the provider, or who is working, is proposing to work or has worked in collaboration with the provider for the purpose for which the financial resources are provided;

• “relevant higher education course” (“cwrs addysg uwch perthnasol”) means a course within paragraph 1(g) or (h) of Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40) (courses in preparation for professional examinations at a higher level or providing education at a higher level).